Toddler ends up in ICU after airline staff ‘mocks’ mom’s allergy warnings: lawsuit
www.independent.co.uk
Exclusive: A 3-year-old girl was hospitalized after a Qatar Airways flight attendant allegedly served her a Kit Kat bar, despite being told the child was severely allergic to dairy
  • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
    51·
    1 个月前

    1976, 5-yo me in the ER for whatever I was infected with, nurse about to give me liquid penicillin, parents:

    “We don’t know if he’s allergic to penicillin.”

    Nurse: “Nonsense.”

    Bottoms up! I vaguely remember being fucked up. Been putting PCN allergy on medical forms since.

    Interestingly, my dentist gave it to me anyway after wisdom teeth removal. Zero issue. Took it again a few year later, hives. Took it again in my 40s, no issue. I suspect I’m no longer allergic.

  • CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    131·
    1 个月前

    I’m not in the persons’ shoes but why on earth would you continue on your globetrotting itinerary after an anaphylactic reaction in a three year old without visiting a hospital? Or at least a doctor? It says right on the EpiPens to administer and then immediately seek emergency medical care.

    • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
      43·
      1 个月前

      Once it over, it’s over. Can’t see what a doctor could do after the fact.

      • CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        1·
        1 个月前

        Just like a heart attack?

        No, with a life threatening event like anaphylaxis it is imperative to attend a hospital immediately, preferably via ambulance so the paramedics can address any issues.

        Epinephrine can cause significant disturbance to the cardiovascular system and may have lead-on effects, and as seen in this case, anaphylaxis isn’t simply “over”.